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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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